Issue 4 of the Rainbow Rodeo zine is chugging along! Subscribe to the Patreon today to get a sneak peek! In just about a month, I’ll be speaking at Country Radio Seminar about the need for diversity in radio programming.…
Avery Hellman uses their music project ISMAY to immerse the listener in a world of their childhood. We dive into a new album of alternative country and folk songs. I admit that I’ve never stayed in parts of rural California;…
Every week, Rainbow Rodeo brings you the best new queer country music! Listen to this playlist on Spotify! Thanks to Elliott for making a parallel list on Apple Music! Listen to the parallel list on Tidal. Missed a week? Thomas…
When we last checked in with ISMAY, they had come off fresh from their appearance on the Apple TV+ reality show My Kind of Country and the release of their album Songs of Sonoma Mountain. As ISMAY explained in their…
Americana has been more or less defined as country and roots music’s island of misfit toys — including queer country artists. But in the past decade, as I wrote for The Boot, Americana the genre has become a commercial juggernaut,…
Howdy, cowpoke! Rainbow Rodeo is raising funds to print issue 3 of our zine! As of this writing, we are only $275 away from our goal! Please donate to support queer writers like Staci B, who conducted this interview with…